Investing.com – Brazilian stocks were higher after Friday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed shares higher.
At the close in Sao Paulo, the price rose 0.10%.
The best artists of the session on the were Grupo Vamos SA (BVMF:), which rose 5.07% or 0.35 points to trade at 7.25 at the close. Meanwhile, MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA (BVMF 🙂 added 4.24% or 0.28 points to end at 6.89 and Animal Center Comercio e Partcipacoes (BVMF:) rose 4.14% or 0.14 points to 3.52 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Embraer SA (BVMF:), which fell 5.32% or 2.10 points to close at 37.34. CSN Mineracao SA (BVMF:) fell 2.20% or 0.11 points to end at 4.88 and Petroleo Brasileiro SA PN (BVMF:) fell 2.09% or 0.74 points to 34.72.
Rising stocks outpaced falling stocks on the B3 Stock Exchange by 470 to 468, with 57 ending unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, rose 0.96% to 27.28.
Gold futures for August rose 1.27%, or 29.50, to $2,347.50 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for July delivery fell 0.28%, or 0.22, to $78.40 a barrel, while the July U.S. Coffee C contract rose 0.04%, or 0.10, to $226. 15.
USD/BRL rose 0.31% to 5.38, while EUR/BRL fell 0.10% to 5.76.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.06% to 105.12.
